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Ilo Ilo

爸妈不在家

2013

In late-1990s Singapore, as the Asian financial crisis bites, a stressed working-class couple hires a Filipina maid to help with their unruly young son, and the boy forms a deep bond with her that reshapes the household. Anthony Chen's tender, acclaimed debut.

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